Nauticam NA-D700 User manual

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Thank you for your purchase of a NAUTICAM digital camera housing.
At NAUTICAM, we pride ourselves on the ability to recognise the requirements of
professional as well as amateur underwater photographers and fulfill them through
the innovative designs of our products. We strive to achieve a high level of user-
friendliness by allowing stress-free installation and easy operation of all important
functions of the camera.
Each housing is individually inspected and water pressure tested to more than 75
metres to ensure optimum quality.
Please read this manual carefully before using the housing, this will maximise its
performance as well as its lifetime.

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1. All NAUTICAM Products are warranted against any material and manufacturing
defects for one year from the date of purchase for consumer use.
2. NAUTICAM accepts no liability for any damage to and defects in the housing
caused by improper use and/or poor maintenance; it is the responsibility of the
owner to carefully follow the instructions in this manual.
3. NAUTICAM does not hold responsibility for damage, of any nature, to any
equipment used with and/or placed within the housing.
4. NAUTICAM accepts no liability for any loss of captured images or the inability to
capture images even if it is due to the malfunctioning or leakage of the housing.
5. This warranty only applies to products purchased from authorised NAUTICAM
dealers and does not extend beyond the original retail purchaser.
6. Unauthorised modifications and/or repairs of the housing will automatically
invalidate this warranty.
7. To return products for service, please contact our regional distributor, normally
you would need to notify them by email first and ship them the product by
registered mail, along with your contact details and a brief description of the
defect.

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1. NA-D700 housing
2. Instruction manual
3. Spare silicone rubber main o-ring
4. O-ring remover
5. CR2032 battery (for moisture alarm)
6. Lubricant
7. Set of Allen keys
Spare silicone rubber o-ring
Lubricant Set of Allen keys
CR2032 battery
O-ring remover

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1. A water-tight test without the camera inside the housing is highly recommended
when using the system for the first time and after the changing of port and O-
ring(s).
2. Do not use lubricants from other brands with the silicone rubber O-ring on this
housing, only use the lubricant provided by NAUTICAM.
3. Discontinue use immediately should you notice any leakage.
4. Store the housing in a robust, shock-proof container during transportation; avoid
transporting with any equipment, such as a camera, inside the housing.
5. When travelling by air, do not close the housing if the port is installed, as this may
lead to a pressure difference between the atmosphere and inside the housing.
6. Care must be taken when opening the housing, as pressure may build up inside the
housing which increases the opening force.
7. Do not open the product in a wet or sandy environment. Protect the interior from
moisture and debris in order to prevent malfunction or leakage.
8. Do not store the product in an environment of high humidity.
9. Do not leave the housing and the camera in direct sunlight for prolonged periods.
10. Keep out of reach of children, failure to do so could result in injury.
11. Defective products should be shipped to our distributors for service, unauthorized
disassembling and/or modifications could result in malfunction or leakage.

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Specifications 6
Identification of Parts 7
Preparation of the Housing 12
Opening and Closing the Housing 15
Installing the Camera 16
Flash Operation 19
Mounting the Port 20
Connecting the Strobe System 22
Changing the Viewfinder 26
Care and Maintenance 28
Optional Accessories 29

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Housing body: Aluminium alloy
Surface treatment: Hard anodised
Display window: Abrasion resistant polycarbonate
Construction
Grip handles: Polycarbonate and rubber
Width: 360 mm
Height: 212 mm
Dimensions
Depth: 139 mm
Weight 3.1 kg
Buoyancy Slightly negative
Depth rating 75 metres
Moisture alarm: Blinking LED and audible alarm
Viewfinder: 0.66X viewfinder
Single Nikonos 5-pin bulkhead (optional)
TTL capability: 2 optical bulkheads utilising on camera pop-
up flash as commmander
Port mount: Patented port locking lever for easy port
installation.
Flash pop-up/Flash
compensation button
Pressing this button raises the camera’s built-
in flash as well as allowing the flash
exposure to be adjusted.
Features
Flash up/off lever: Allows the camera’s built-in flash to be
disabled underwater.

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1 On/Off control knob 7 Main command dial
2 Grip handles x 2 8 AF-ON lever
3Port locking lever 9 Flash Up/Off lever
4Locking latches x 3 10 Shutter release lever
5Optical bulkheads for strobes
connection x 2 11 OK/Select lever
6Release mode dial 12 Sub-command dial
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13 Moisture alarm 22 Up selector
14 Delete button 23 Left selector
15 Menu button 24 Right selector
16 Protect/Help button 25 Down selector
17 Thumbnail/playback zoom out
button 26 AF-area mode selector
18 Playback zoom in button 27 Info Button
19 OK button 28 Zoom/focus knob
20 AE-L/AF-L button 29 Focus mode selector
21 Metering selector 30 Playback lever
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Shooting Tips
1. By setting the “Release Button to Use Dial” function of the D700 camera to Yes
allows adjustments which are normally made by holding down a button and
rotating a command dial to be made by rotating the command dial after the button
is pressed and released.
To enable this function, under Menu, scroll to
Custom Setting Menu (Pencil shaped icon on the
left of the LCD screen), enter ‘f’ Controls.
Then scroll to ‘f10’ Release Button to Use Dial and
enter.
Select ‘Yes’ and press OK.
31 Nikonos 5-pin bulkhead
(optional) 35 White balance button
32 Flash pop-up/Flash compensation
button 36 Exposure mode button
33 Image quality/size button 37 Exposure compensation button
34 ISO sensitivity button
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2. By setting the “LCD illumination” function of the D700 camera to On, the top
control panel backlight can be turned on by pressing the shutter release lever
halfway while exposure meters are active; the length of time that the camera
continues to meter exposure can be assigned by the “Auto Meter-off Delay”
setting.
To enable the “LCD illumination” function, under Menu, scroll to Custom Setting
Menu, enter ‘D’ Shooting/Display.
Then scroll to ‘d8’ LCD illumination and enter.
Select ‘On’ and press OK.
To control the time period of exposure meters,
under Menu, scroll to Custom Setting Menu, enter
‘c’ Timers/AE lock.
Then scroll to ‘c2’ Auto Meter-off Delay and enter.
Select the preferred time period and press OK.

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1. After verifying that the main O-ring is in good condition, lightly coat it with the
lubricant provided.
2. Make sure the O-ring groove located in the front part of the housing is free from
any foreign material; the groove can be cleaned with the aid of a microfiber cloth.
3. Place the main O-ring into the groove by gently pushing it, first at the corners,
then the whole perimeter.
4. If necessary, spacers can be used to increase space between the grip handles and
the housing; please use the longer screws provided to attach the grip handles and
the spacers to the housing.
5. (Optional) To install the Nikonos 5-pin bulkhead:
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Unscrew the plug from the
threaded hole with a spanner.
Insert the 5-pin bulkhead through the
threaded hole.

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Slide the accessory shoe plug of the
housing into the accessory shoe of
the camera.
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Tighten the 5-pin bulkhead with a
spanner.
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Connect the 5-pin bulkhead to the
accessory shoe plug.

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Setting up the moisture alarm
1.
Install the CR2032 battery provided
into the battery compartment on the
circuit board inside the rear part of
the housing.
2.
Test the alarm by contacting the two
wires near the bottom of the housing
with a damped cotton bud; the alarm
should start giving out a repeating
“beep” sound along with a flashing
red light. The “beep” sound and the
light should keep on going for 5
seconds after the removal of the
damped cotton bud.

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1. Always open and close the housing with the front facing down, place the housing
on a flat surface or in your lap.
2. When closing, make sure there is nothing caught between the closing surfaces of
the two halves of the housing.
3. The housing can be opened and closed by operating the three locking latches;
when opening, first operate the latch on the top of the housing then the two on
both sides simultaneously. When closing the housing, operate the two side latches
first, then the one on the top.
4. After closing, check that the locking latches are properly engaged and the gap
between the two halves of the housing caused by the main O-ring is evenly spaced
for the whole perimeter of the housing.

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1.
Turn the locking lever on the tray of
the housing to the “open” position.
2.
Remove the camera saddle from the
housing.
3.
Pull the sliding bar on the saddle to
its outward position.
4.
Attach the saddle to the camera by
tightening the screw to the tripod
socket of the camera with a
screwdriver or a coin.

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5.
After ensuring the C/S/M activator
on the sliding bar matches the focus
mode selector of the camera, push
the sliding bar to its inward
position. Check that by rotating the
activator, the focus mode of the
camera can be altered.
6.
Make sure the camera power is off and
the On/Off control knob on the
housing is in the “off” position.
7.
Mount the camera by sliding
the attached saddle along the
rail in the housing until it
cannot go in any further.
8.
Lock the camera into place by
turning the locking lever to the
“lock” position.

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9.
Confirm that all the controls of the
housing are correctly engaged.
10.
For removal of the camera from the
housing, reverse the above
procedures.

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The D700 camera’s built-in flash can be used for triggering external strobes.
To raise the flash after the camera has been installed into the housing, press the Flash pop-
up/Flash compensation button; pressing this button also allows the flash exposure to be
adjusted by the sub-command dial.
To disable the flash during a dive, turn the Flash
up/off lever to the “Off” position.
Turn the lever to the “Up” position to enable the
flash again.
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Please refer to the NAUTICAM port system chart for a range of compatible ports;
note that extension rings may be needed for certain lenses and adaptors are
available for the attachment of ports of other manufacturers.
1.
Remove the O-ring from the port,
inspect for any damage and lightly
coat it with the provided lubricant
before placing it back into its
groove.
2.
Verify that the port opening of the
housing is clean and free from
foreign material.
3.
Push the safety button of the port locking
lever downwards.
4.
Turn the port locking lever to the
outward position.
5.
Align the mounting marks of the port
and the housing; the marks appear as
white dots on both the port and the
housing.
6.
Gently push the port into the opening of
the housing, until it cannot go in any
further.